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Ontario cereal crop pests remain an issue for winter and spring wheat, though winter wheat fields are nearing the stage where true armyworm larval feeding is no longer a concern.
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OMAFRA’s annual Pre-Sidedress Nitrogen Test survey occurred in early June despite additional difficulties created by COVID-19. This year’s average value, determined from samples gathered, was slightly above the long-term average.
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Due to concerns about COVID-19, the Royal’s Board of Directors made the difficult but unanimous decision to cancel the Fair, originally scheduled for Nov. 6-15 at Exhibition Place in Toronto.
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With some farms in Ontario navigating COVID-19 outbreaks, the provincial government has released a plan to reduce on-farm transmission and a set of updated public health guidance measures for positive asymptomatic workers. Stephanie Gordon of Fruit & Vegetable magazine has compiled a list of frequently asked questions, in both English and Spanish, that address what to do if a worker tests positive.
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Agriculture is a risky business, and the value of “smart” ag or ag technologies is really in helping to mitigate that risk. Joy Agnew, director of applied research at Olds College in Alberta, discusses the future of smart agriculture technology. Agnew recommends approaching smart ag tech with a sense of realism in determining how applicable the technology is for farmers in Western Canada.
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Manitoba’s soybean crops are more advanced for this time of year than the crops of 2017-2019 were.
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The dry conditions that delayed emergence of small-seeded crops were improved with recent rains.
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Beck Ag has opened a Canadian office, securing David Webb as their Canadian general manager.
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